Merlenberg

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as Mellenberg in 1788. Compound of dialectal merle (“common blackbird, Turdus merula”) and berg (“hill, elevated place”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛr.lə(n)ˌbɛrx/
  • Hyphenation: Mer‧len‧berg

Proper noun

Merlenberg n

  1. A hamlet in Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

References
  • van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN
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